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  SA 29. Mr. MARKEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 5, to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to 
take into custody aliens who have been charged in the United States 
with theft, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the 
table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. 4. DESTINATION RECEPTION ASSISTANCE.

       (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the 
     ``Destination Reception Assistance Act''.
       (b) Authorization of Destination Reception Services 
     Program.--Section 412 of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
     (8 U.S.C. 1522) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(g) Destination Reception Services Program.--
       ``(1) Defined term.--In this subsection, the term `eligible 
     arrival' means an individual who--
       ``(A) has been granted parole;
       ``(B) have been placed in removal proceedings; or
       ``(C) has a pending application for asylum.
       ``(2) Establishment.--There is established, in the Office, 
     the Destination Reception Services Program (referred to in 
     this subsection as the `Program'), which shall carry out the 
     provisions of this subsection under the direction of the New 
     Arrival Services Board (referred to in this subsection as the 
     `Board'). The Program shall coordinate with the Unaccompanied 
     Children Program and the Refugee Program to ensure that 
     eligible arrivals receive all of the services for which they 
     are eligible.
       ``(3) New arrival services board.--
       ``(A) Appointments.--Not later than 30 days after the date 
     of the enactment of the Destination Reception Assistance Act, 
     the Director shall appoint 9 members to the Board who 
     represent nongovernmental organizations with experience 
     providing, evaluating, and offering technical assistance on 
     eligible services provided through the Program, including 
     organizations representing individuals with lived experience 
     of forced migration. The Director shall designate a Chair of 
     the Board from among its members.
       ``(B) Functions.--The Board shall--
       ``(i) identify communities in which concentrations of 
     eligible arrivals in need of assistance reside; and
       ``(ii) recommend the amount of funding to be allocated to 
     such communities in accordance with formulas, policies, 
     procedures, and guidelines established by the Office.
       ``(C) Criteria for allocating funding.--In determining the 
     allocation of Federal funding to communities under this 
     subsection, the Director shall prioritize funding for 
     communities with--
       ``(i) a higher ratio of eligible arrivals compared to other 
     communities;
       ``(ii) higher housing and transportation costs; or
       ``(iii) the most significant medium-term reception needs 
     (in per capita or absolute terms) in which the level of 
     direct services provided by nonprofit, faith-based, or 
     governmental organizations to families and individuals 
     released by the Department of Homeland Security is most 
     acute.
       ``(4) Program structure.--
       ``(A) Framework.--The framework of the Program shall be 
     similar to the framework of the Emergency Food and Shelter 
     Program of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to 
     facilitate the timely delivery of Federal funding in support 
     of eligible arrivals.
       ``(B) Distinction from alternatives to detention.--The 
     Program is not an alternatives to detention program. Prior 
     participation in an alternatives to detention program is not 
     an eligibility requirement for eligible arrivals to receive 
     Program services, nor is participating in monitoring or 
     surveillance practices a condition while receiving Program 
     services.
       ``(C) Recipient organizations.--The Program shall provide 
     funding to local government entities and private nonprofit 
     organizations to provide medium-term services to eligible 
     arrivals who have been processed and released into the United 
     States by the Department of Homeland Security, including--
       ``(i) housing transition, rental, and utility assistance 
     programs;
       ``(ii) medical and mental health care or insurance for such 
     care;
       ``(iii) child care, child care assistance programs, and 
     out-of-school programming;
       ``(iv) workforce development, job training, English 
     language training, paid apprenticeships, work study, and loan 
     programs;
       ``(v) local public transportation support;
       ``(vi) interpretation and translation services;
       ``(vii) legal services, particularly services supporting 
     applications for work authorization, asylum, and other types 
     of humanitarian relief;
       ``(viii) programs, including case management and social 
     work services, to provide support to individuals accessing 
     and navigating available assistance and services;
       ``(ix) voluntary, coordinated relocation service; and
       ``(x) other eligible services, as determined by the 
     Director.
       ``(5) Local new arrival services boards.--
       ``(A) Community identification.--The Director shall 
     identify, in accordance with criteria to be established by 
     the Board, communities throughout the United States where 
     eligible arrivals are residing.
       ``(B) Establishment; designation.--Each community 
     designated pursuant to subparagraph (A) desiring a grant 
     under paragraph (7) shall--
       ``(i) establish a local new arrival services board 
     (referred to in this paragraph as a `local board'); or
       ``(ii) at the discretion of the Director, appoint an 
     existing substantially similar board to carry out the 
     functions of a local board.
       ``(C) Membership.--Each local board shall consist of--
       ``(i) the head of a unit of local government within such 
     community, or of a relevant department of such local 
     government;
       ``(ii) to the extent practicable, representatives of the 
     organizations that are represented on the Board;
       ``(iii) representatives of other local, private nonprofit 
     organizations, as appropriate;
       ``(iv) representatives of ethnic and community-based 
     organizations; and
       ``(v) an asylum seeker or parolee being served by the 
     Program.
       ``(D) Chairperson.--Each local board established pursuant 
     to subparagraph (B) shall elect a chairperson from among its 
     members.
       ``(E) Responsibilities.--Each local board established 
     pursuant to subparagraph (B) shall--
       ``(i) determine which local government entities or private 
     nonprofit organizations are eligible to receive grants to 
     provide the services referred to in paragraph (4)(C);
       ``(ii) allocate available Federal funding among the 
     entities and organizations referred to in clause (i);
       ``(iii) monitor recipient service providers for Program 
     compliance;
       ``(iv) reallocate Federal funding among service providers 
     whenever a particular service provider fails to substantially 
     comply with Program requirements;
       ``(v) ensure proper reporting to the Board; and
       ``(vi) coordinate with other Federal, State, and local 
     government assistance programs available in the community.
       ``(6) Eligible services.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Director, in consultation with the 
     Board, shall annually establish guidelines specifying which 
     services for eligible arrivals may be funded under the 
     Program, which may include--
       ``(i) noncustodial housing services, including rental and 
     utility assistance;
       ``(ii) cultural orientation training;
       ``(iii) culturally competent interpretation and translation 
     services;
       ``(iv) workforce development services, including education, 
     employment, and training services, work study, loan programs, 
     and childcare support;
       ``(v) immigration-related legal services, including 
     preparation and practice;
       ``(vi) referral and case management services;
       ``(vii) medical and mental health services or insurance for 
     such services;
       ``(viii) local public transportation support;
       ``(ix) voluntary, coordinated relocation services; and
       ``(x) other eligible services, as determined by the 
     Director.
       ``(B) Publication.--The Director shall annually publish the 
     guidelines established pursuant to subparagraph (A) in the 
     Federal Register before the first day of the fiscal year 
     during which they will take effect.
       ``(7) Grants authorized.--
       ``(A) Competitive grants.--The Director, after considering 
     recommendation from the Board, may award competitive grants 
     to communities identified pursuant to paragraph (5)(A) which 
     have established a local new arrival services board to 
     provide services to eligible arrivals who are residing in 
     such communities. The allocation of available Federal funding 
     among such communities shall be based on a formula developed 
     by the Office. Grant funds allocated to a community pursuant 
     to this subparagraph shall be disbursed to government human 
     services agencies and local nonprofit organizations that have 
     successfully provided human and social services in accordance 
     with Federal, State, and local requirements, as applicable.
       ``(B) Federal block grants.--A portion of the Federal 
     funding made available to carry out this subsection shall be 
     reserved for Federal block grants to communities. Communities 
     receiving funding under this subparagraph shall match every 
     $1 of Federal funding with $1 of non-Federal funding.

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       ``(C) Purpose of grants.--The primary purpose of the grants 
     awarded pursuant to subparagraph (A) or (B) shall be to 
     increase the capacity of grant recipients to provide medium-
     term services and other service navigation assistance to new 
     arrivals to attain self-sufficiency.
       ``(D) Recommendations.--In making the determination for 
     funding levels for grants under this subsection, the Director 
     shall consider the funding levels recommendations from the 
     Board. If the Director disagrees with such recommendations, 
     the Director shall submit a report to the Board that explains 
     the reasons for rejecting such recommendations.
       ``(E) Eligible entities.--An entity is eligible to receive 
     a grant under this subsection if the entity is--
       ``(i) a local government, an Indian Tribe, or a nonprofit 
     organization (as such terms are defined in section 200.1 of 
     title 2, Code of Federal Regulations);
       ``(ii) a State of the United States, the District of 
     Columbia, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico;
       ``(iii) any agency or instrumentality of a governmental 
     entity listed in clause (ii) (excluding local governments); 
     or
       ``(iv) physically located in a State, the District of 
     Columbia, or a territory of the United States.
       ``(8) Administrative procedures act.--When issuing 
     guidelines to carry out this subsection, including setting 
     eligibility requirements and making program changes, the 
     Director shall not be subject to the procedural rulemaking 
     requirements set forth in subchapter II of chapter 5, and 
     chapter 7, of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as 
     the `Administrative Procedures Act').
       ``(9) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated, for each of the fiscal years 2025 through 
     2028, $3,000,000,000 to carry out the Program.''.
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